Ink-well.



No. 794,366. PATENTED JULY 11, 1905. P. G. LUETHY.

INK WELL.

APPLICATION FILED APR.26.1905.

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1 f Attorneys UNTTED STATES Patented July 11, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

, FREDRICK C. LUETI-IY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOJOHN .D. HARMON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

INK-WELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 794,366, dated July 11,1905.

Application filed April 26, 1905. Serial No. 257,522.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDRICK C. LUETI-IY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Ink- Well, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to fountain ink-wells of that class which areprovided with a dipcup supplied from a reservoir; and the inven tion hasfor its object to simplify and improve the construction and operation ofthis class of devices.

With these and other ends in view, which will readilyappear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts,which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of embodiment of the invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View illustrating oneform of the im proved ink-well. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional viewillustrating a modified form of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view ofthe base of the modified form of the device.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated throughout bysimilar characters of reference.

The improved ink-well of the present invention comprises a base 1 and abulb or receptacle 2. Each of these parts may be made of glass, metal,or any other suitable material, although glass will probably bepreferred on account of its relative inexpensiveness and the facilitywith which it may be molded or formed into the desired shape.

The base consists of a block provided in its under and upper sides withconcavities or recesses 3 and 4, which under the constructionillustrated in Fig. 1 are connected by an aperture 5, provided with aplug or stopper 6. At the upper edge of the upper concavity 4 is ashoulder 7, surrounded by an annular groove 8 at its upper edge. This isfor the reception of the bu b or receptacle .2, which has beenillustrated as provided with an annular offset 10, engaging the shoulder7, and with a bead 11, fitting the groove 8, said bulb being tightlyconnected with the base by means of cement or in any suitable manner.The bulb 2 has a flat under surface rovided with an aperture 12, whichis in a inement with the aperture 5 in the base and which is surroundedby a depending flange 13, extending into the concavity 4, butterminating above the bottom of said concavity or recess.

The base is provided with a preferably funnel-shaped recess 14, whichconstitutes a dipcup and which is connected by an undercut passage 15with the cavity or recess 4.

The bulb, as well as the base, may be suitably ornamented, and the basemay be provided with one or more grooves, as 16, for the reception ofpens, pencils, and the like. The base may also be provided with aplurality of dip-holes.

Under the modified construction illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 the bulb 2is provided with a detachable lid 17, having interiorlydisposed lugs 18,while upon the interior of the bulb, beneath the lid, is supported aring 19, provided with a plurality of springs 20. The bulb itself isprovided in the bottom thereof with a relatively large aperture, (heredesignated 12,) and the flange 13 is discarded. In lieu thereof thecavity 4 is provided on its upper surface with a plurality of lugs 21.Under this modification the central opening 5 in the base and thestopper 6 for said opening are also discarded.

To fill the device constructed as shown in Fig. 1, the entire device isinverted, and the plug or stopper 6 is removed, thus enabling ink to bepoured through the registering apertures 5 and 12 into the bulb orreservoir. When the stopper is replaced and the device is restored toits normal position, the fluid contained in the bulb will pass beneaththe flange 13 and through the undercut passage 15 into the dip-cup,where a constant level is maintained by the lower edge of the flange 13.The ink-well is made purposely of such a size as to positively preventthe pen from being overcharged with ink when dipped to the very bottomof the opening. This is important, as it prevents waste of ink andsoiling of the fingers. It will be observed that while the dip-openingitself is comparatively small the surface area of the ink exposed to useis relatively large, occupying the entire cavity 4 beneath the flange13, as well as the undercut passage or passages 15. Consequently in caseof expansion of the contents of the bulb by heat or from any other causethe level of the contents of the dip-cup will be so slightly affected asto be almost imperceptible.

The modified form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 isadapted to be used in connection with small frusto-conical inkcontainersor bottles of a conventional form, which is very generally used in thetrade, one such container being indicated in dotted lines at 22 in Fig.2. A bottle of this form from which the stopper has been removed may bereadily inverted into the bulb or receptacle 2, after removing the lid17 of the latter, until the neck 23 of such bottle is sup ported uponthe lugs 21, the body of the bottle being supported between the springs20 in such a manner that there will be no jarring and consequent dangerof displacement or breakage. The lugs 18 of the lid 17 are also intendedto abut upon the bottle 22 and to assist in retaining the latter inposition. Under this construction the level of the contents of thedip-cup or dip-cups will be regulated and determined by the lugs 21,which support the edge of the bottle-neck, under which the contents ofsaid bottle must flow into the dip-cups.

By this invention a simple and practical device is provided for thepurpose indicated and one which while it may be manufactured at a verymoderate expense will lend itself to artistic and more or less expensiveornamentation.

Under the construction illustrated in Fig.

-1 the concavity in the under side of the base will serve to guide thefluid into the central opening without dan er of spilling.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In anink-well, a base-block having a cavity in its upper side, and an annularshoulder surrounding said cavity and having a groove at its upper edge,in combination with a container supported with its lower edge above thebottom of the cavity in the base and having an annular oflset engagingthe grooved shoulder; said base-block being provided with a dip-cup andwith an undercut passage connecting said cup with the cavity.

2. In an ink-well, a base having a cavity in its upper side, a containersupported above said cavity, and a plurality of lugs upon the uppersurface of the latter; said base having a dip-hole connected with thecavity by an undercut passage.

3. A base having a cavity in its upper side, a container supported abovesaid cavity, lugs upon the upper surface of the latter, andsupporting-springs disposed interiorly upon the container.

4. A base having a cavity in its upper side, a container supported abovesaid cavlty, lugs upon the upper surface of the latter, and a ringdisposed within the container and hav ing a plurality of springs.

5. base having a cavity in its upper side, a container supported abovesaid cavity and having a detachable lid, holding-springs disposedinteriorly upon the container, and a plurality of lugs upon the uppersurface of the cavity.

6. A base having a cavity in its upper side, a container supported abovesaid cavity and having a detachable lid provided withinteriorly-disposed lugs, holding-sprin s disposed interiorly upon thecontainer, and lugs formed upon the upper surface of the cavity in thebase.

7. A base having a cavity in its upper side, a container sup orted abovesaid cavity and having interior y-disposed holding-springs, lugs formedupon the upper side of the cavity in the base, said base having adip-hole, and an undercut passage connecting said dip-hole with thecavity.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing-as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FREDRICK C. LUETHY.

Witnesses:

JOHN D. HARMoN, FRANZ SENGE.

